Edibles for labor

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is almost six years old.

That's being said, I can't imagine anything worse than being high during labor.

Many women are high during labor. Whatever pain killer they gave me (not an epidural) made me high. I giggled like a child and talked about walls moving.

[Anonymous]

Sure, I’m sure the baby coming out with THC flooding through its body is going to be amazing for helping it learn to regulate its temperature and blood sugar, learning to breathe, suck, swallow, and for establishing breastfeeding and bonding with mom. I’m sure he or she will totally get why they are feeling jittery and paranoid.

OP this is a terrible idea. You have know way of knowing what meds you will need in labor and birth. Anti clotting medicines if you bleed out, anti nausea meds if you have an adverse reaction to anesthesia, anesthesia, IV pain meds, antibiotics, etc. if you have a complex birth you will feel like a goddamn pin cushion with all the Ivs you have and will be getting lots of meds that you have no way of knowing how pot will interact with. Don’t be selfish and foolish - birth is not about your experience, it’s about ensuring your baby is born safely and you both emerge alive and unscathed. You sound quite naive about all that can go wrong and your lack of concern about the impact of drugs on your newborn baby I find appalling. And this is from someone who had no problem with recreational drugs use of all kinds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is almost six years old.

That's being said, I can't imagine anything worse than being high during labor.

Many women are high during labor. Whatever pain killer they gave me (not an epidural) made me high. I giggled like a child and talked about walls moving.

BS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure, I’m sure the baby coming out with THC flooding through its body is going to be amazing for helping it learn to regulate its temperature and blood sugar, learning to breathe, suck, swallow, and for establishing breastfeeding and bonding with mom. I’m sure he or she will totally get why they are feeling jittery and paranoid.

OP this is a terrible idea. You have know way of knowing what meds you will need in labor and birth. Anti clotting medicines if you bleed out, anti nausea meds if you have an adverse reaction to anesthesia, anesthesia, IV pain meds, antibiotics, etc. if you have a complex birth you will feel like a goddamn pin cushion with all the Ivs you have and will be getting lots of meds that you have no way of knowing how pot will interact with. Don’t be selfish and foolish - birth is not about your experience, it’s about ensuring your baby is born safely and you both emerge alive and unscathed. You sound quite naive about all that can go wrong and your lack of concern about the impact of drugs on your newborn baby I find appalling. And this is from someone who had no problem with recreational drugs use of all kinds.

OP's kid is five

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't need to be eating snacks while in labor.

WROINGGGGGG, Omg stop with the outdated information.

[Anonymous]

My mil was always high during every activity of her life including labor... she was a total mess and her first baby was barely breathing when born.

[Anonymous]

OP I personally partake but not during pregnancy. My take on your question is this: if you don't already smoke/ingest edibles, you're not going to have a really good idea of how much to take to get what you want - take the edge off the pain but still be in touch with your body. Especially with edibles, because it takes time to hit people often think it wasn't enough and take another and then find themselves spinning instead of just comfortably high.

If you do partake but have stopped during pregnancy, your tolerance will likely have changed, so same problem as above.

If you've been smoking through the pregnancy this is the least worse choice you've made in 9 months, so I guess at this point, who cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP I personally partake but not during pregnancy. My take on your question is this: if you don't already smoke/ingest edibles, you're not going to have a really good idea of how much to take to get what you want - take the edge off the pain but still be in touch with your body. Especially with edibles, because it takes time to hit people often think it wasn't enough and take another and then find themselves spinning instead of just comfortably high.

If you do partake but have stopped during pregnancy, your tolerance will likely have changed, so same problem as above.

If you've been smoking through the pregnancy this is the least worse choice you've made in 9 months, so I guess at this point, who cares.

And now I feel dumb because this is a zombie thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow I had to google what an edible is...

In what world view is it ok to take systemic, illicit drugs but not to get an epidural?

WTF

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Also not illicit in many places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow I had to google what an edible is...

In what world view is it ok to take systemic, illicit drugs but not to get an epidural?

WTF

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Also not illicit in many places.

Lol TBF it was when this thread was written

[Anonymous]

maybe just some CBD tea would be a better choice.

[Anonymous]

I think they do drink test you at the hospital, so I wouldn’t suggest this.

[Anonymous]

WTF. Just get an epidural, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't want to do any drug which would possibly make the baby drowsy. OP you should google all the changes that have to happen when a baby is first born. Anything that depresses the baby is not a good idea!

Get an epidural or use nitrous or both. Don't be dumb.

Well, it's not completely dumb-- and I say this as someone who is pretty anti-pot (for recreational purposes).

First labors are often long and arduous, and sometimes early labor can be quite painful. This is generally a time before women are in the hospital, sometimes a significant amount of time, when they are unable to sleep because of contractions or just really uncomfortable, but their labor isn't really progressing. Often an epidural at this point can also mean a Pitocin drip, which many people prefer to avoid if possible.

My midwives recommended a glass of wine at this stage. That's completely legal. So are opiate pain relievers like Stadol that are typically given in the first stage of labor (and may well have more significant side effects than marijuana-- do we really know?). I wouldn't do anything without asking/telling my midwives, OP, and neither should you. FWIW, I think my midwives would answer the question fairly and non-judgmentally and not jump to conclusions about me, but you should definitely not use the word "edibles"-- ask whether marijuana has been used medically during the first stage of labor to help relax mothers and allow them to rest.

Have you ever had an edible? It's nearly impossible to guess what kind of dose you're getting and how your body will react, especially your pregnant body in labor. And then there's the possibility of drug interactions, and post-birth drug tests and drugs crossing the placenta, etc. But sure, do ask the midwives so they can steer you away from this, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure, I’m sure the baby coming out with THC flooding through its body is going to be amazing for helping it learn to regulate its temperature and blood sugar, learning to breathe, suck, swallow, and for establishing breastfeeding and bonding with mom. I’m sure he or she will totally get why they are feeling jittery and paranoid.

OP this is a terrible idea. You have know way of knowing what meds you will need in labor and birth. Anti clotting medicines if you bleed out, anti nausea meds if you have an adverse reaction to anesthesia, anesthesia, IV pain meds, antibiotics, etc. if you have a complex birth you will feel like a goddamn pin cushion with all the Ivs you have and will be getting lots of meds that you have no way of knowing how pot will interact with. Don’t be selfish and foolish - birth is not about your experience, it’s about ensuring your baby is born safely and you both emerge alive and unscathed. You sound quite naive about all that can go wrong and your lack of concern about the impact of drugs on your newborn baby I find appalling. And this is from someone who had no problem with recreational drugs use of all kinds.

May 2023: do NOT listen to the marijuana dispensaries !! Marijuana harms unborn children:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/16/health/marijuana-harm-early-pregnancy-wellness/index.html



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